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GOAL 2
EXPAND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND
PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
AND LEADERSHIP FOR ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Lead Office
Research & Development (R&D)
Goal Statement
he Isabela State University is an institution which is home to a sizable number of
Tresearch experts. It likewise maintains 25 approved Research and Development Cen-
ters. It currently enjoys a favorable policy environment for research endeavors.
Majority of our faculty researchers more faculty as well as staff in research
have published papers and or research activities with the end in view that the
outputs in Peer-Reviewed and Refereed innovative outputs generated will also
Journals. In the course of time, many of interface and complement instruction to
them have been recognized and accord- further enrich our educational programs.
ed innumerable awards and accolades We aim to capacitate more of our faculty,
for their outstanding works and break- staff and students by imbibing creativity,
throughs in local and international fora. innovativeness and entrepreneurial attri-
ISU is consistently a favored recipient butes. Selection and recruitment, espe-
of local and external funding granted by cially of incoming faculty researchers, will
various generous agencies for its projects be prioritized.
including support for paper presentations We will continue to pursue knowl-
abroad and publications in refereed jour- edge-based and products development as
nals. Incentives that are earmarked for results of researches and breakthroughs
researchers are also well-established. in science and technology, engineering,
The University is steadily increasing agriculture, ecology, culture and the arts
its engagements and linkages, both local to promote and sustain environmental
and international, to various institu- protection, progressive industry, human
tions, including numerous universities development and sustainable living.
encompassing all fields of specialization. And in order to gauge the progress
Trainings designed for research capa- of all research programs, projects and
bility-building are regularly conducted. initiatives, our monitoring and evaluation
Research performance is one of the major systems will be recalibrated and new
criteria in SUC levelling, in the accredi- ones will be designed and implemented
tation of our programs, and its contribu- to establish a more functional and effec-
tion to Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) tive accounts of activities.
eligibility. All these initiatives are geared to-
Consistent with our desire for further ward enhancing our stature as a re-
advancement, we intend to upgrade and search-based University in the country,
expand our Research and Development significantly making an impact to the
capabilities through activities that will society we serve, and elevating us even
motivate and enhance the involvement of more to international prominence.
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